A randomized controlled trial of an internal family systems-based psychotherapeutic intervention on outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis: A proof-of-concept study

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1831-1841

  Shadick, Nancy A ^a   Sowell, Nancy F ^b   Frits, Michelle L ^a   Hoffman, Suzanne M ^c   Hartz, Shelley A ^c   Booth, Fran D ^c   Sweezy, Martha ^b   Rogers, Patricia R ^c   Dubin, Rina L ^c   Atkinson, Joan C ^c   Friedman, Amy L ^c   Augusto, Fernando ^c   Iannaccone, Christine K ^a   Fossel, Anne H ^a   Quinn, Gillian ^d   Cui, Jing ^a   Losina, Elena ^a   Schwartz, Richard C ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^c Center for Self Leadership   (United States)

^d William James College   (United States)

Author keywords

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; DEPRESSION CLINICAL TRIALS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPASSIONATE USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT FORM 12; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIALS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887447108     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.121465     Document Type: Article

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